What age is the Big 6 process most appropriate for?
Is based on the six levels of Bloom's taxonomy. (Milam 2004)
How frequently can/should the Big 6 be used?
The 6 steps can be broken down into 3 steps that can be used with younger students, called the Super 3.
What type of project would this work best with?
Every two steps of the Big 6 roungly reates to one of Piaget's three stages of cognitive develeopment. (Milam 2004)
What resources are the most useful for educators interested in learning about/using the Big 6?
Created by Mike Eisenburg & Robert E. Berkowitz.
How long does a project using the Big 6 take?
Do projects using the Big 6 model always include multiple subjects?
Milam, Peggy (2004). Destination Information: A road map for the journey. Library Media Connection, 22 (7), 20-23
KWLQ Chart: Inquiry Process
Know
Want to Learn
Learned
Further Questions
This method can be be used with any content area.
How to use with younger students (K-3)?
Can tie in multiple subjects-frequently math
How frequently can this process be used?
Works with multiple-intelligence.
What does the reflect revise and evaluate look like during each step?
"is driven by questioning, thoughtful investigating, making sense of information, and developing new understandings" (Stripling 2008)
What is the youngest age group this is appropriate for?
What can you do for students that just aren't interested?
Stripling, Barbara "Inquiry: Inquiring Minds Want to Know." School Library Media Activities Monthly 25.1 (2008): 50-52. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Oct. 2009. Back to Persuasive Presentation
Prewriting: K-W-L-Q
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KWLQ Chart: Big 6
KWLQ Chart: Inquiry Process
Stripling, Barbara "Inquiry: Inquiring Minds Want to Know." School Library Media Activities Monthly 25.1 (2008): 50-52. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Oct. 2009.
Back to Persuasive Presentation